Rossignol Black Ops?

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  • Phall
    Mixing drinks since day 1
    • Oct 2006
    • 4656

    #1

    Rossignol Black Ops?

    Just pulled the trigger on a pair of these, appear to be a beefed up Slat,
    146-118-140, 186 only.


    Anyone have any insight on these skis? Look to be exactly what I like.
    "If we can't bring the mountain to the party, let's bring the PARTY to the MOUNTAIN!"
  • Sillygoat
    Registered User
    • Mar 2009
    • 222

    #2
    Saw a pair in the lift line in Whistler... Looked to be a fun playful shape. They definitely look to be a more dual directional style than the souls and sky and super... I guess there is not much to ski pow switch with in the rossi/dynastar line-up... Let us know how they ride.
    What do you mean why do I have duct tape on my skis!?! It improves edge hold, increases pop, adds durability, and most importantly, boosts horsepower by like 30%... what? your skis don't have horsepower?

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    • Phall
      Mixing drinks since day 1
      • Oct 2006
      • 4656

      #3
      Word from the rep is Pelonia wood and carbon stringers, I like a stiffer, but playful ski so I'm hoping they fit the bill. I may have to mount them back a bit but we'll see how they look when they show up.
      "If we can't bring the mountain to the party, let's bring the PARTY to the MOUNTAIN!"

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      • skibrd
        Registered User
        • Aug 2014
        • 3445

        #4
        I saw them Wednesday and if they came in 195, I would of pulled the trigger.

        The rep I talked to said they have a sheet of metal on the top sheet.

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        • CelebratedSkier
          Registered User
          • Oct 2016
          • 585

          #5
          Originally posted by skibrd
          I saw them Wednesday and if they came in 195, I would of pulled the trigger.

          The rep I talked to said they have a sheet of metal on the top sheet.
          That sheet of metal might just be the mounting plate. Not that I actually know. But reps have certainly made more exaggerated claims than that...

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          • skibrd
            Registered User
            • Aug 2014
            • 3445

            #6
            Originally posted by One (+) Sentence
            Yeah, 195cm is kinda getting close. Make it in a 205 and I AM ALL OVER IT.

            The rep I talked to told me he was gonna give my feedback to the boiz in France and they may whip up a prototype for me to test. I'll keep all the mags posted.
            If you can get a second pair, I'll gladly give them my feed back! It's not easy to find a pair of big (200+) skis for big guys.

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            • division.bell
              Registered User
              • Sep 2009
              • 132

              #7
              Originally posted by Phall
              Word from the rep is Pelonia wood and carbon stringers, I like a stiffer, but playful ski so I'm hoping they fit the bill. I may have to mount them back a bit but we'll see how they look when they show up.
              I just mounted mine up the other day and have yet to ski them, but they are stiffer (hand flexing) than I originally anticipated which is a good thing. Having liked the Slat, I was looking for a stiffer, yet playful inbounds powder ski, and I think the Black Ops will fit the bill nicely.

              I mounted at the recommended line which was somewhere around 2-3cm back from center (I can't recall specifically).

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              • XavierD
                Part time bad ass
                • Jul 2006
                • 5177

                #8
                No metal mounting plate - calls for a 3.5 bit

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                • One (+) Sentence
                  Registered User
                  • Oct 2015
                  • 922

                  #9
                  I guess I do not understand the comparisons to the Rossignol Slat in this thread. The slat is 97mm wide and Black Ops is 118mm. Please enlighten...

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                  • Phall
                    Mixing drinks since day 1
                    • Oct 2006
                    • 4656

                    #10
                    I think people think its a beefed up, wider Slat, reminds me of a wider S6. I guess one of the team members won't ski the Soul series skis and still skis S6's and this is his, amongst some others, project. Will write a review once I ski them.
                    "If we can't bring the mountain to the party, let's bring the PARTY to the MOUNTAIN!"

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                    • Joebornstein
                      Registered User
                      • Nov 2011
                      • 489

                      #11
                      Fwiw: http://blistergearreview.com/gear-re...ignol-blackops

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                      • Phall
                        Mixing drinks since day 1
                        • Oct 2006
                        • 4656

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Joebornstein
                        Came here to post that. Camber looks really good, and a 10 underfoot even better.
                        "If we can't bring the mountain to the party, let's bring the PARTY to the MOUNTAIN!"

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                        • Sillygoat
                          Registered User
                          • Mar 2009
                          • 222

                          #13
                          Touched and flexed an unmounted pair today. I was expecting them to be beefy and yup.
                          I guess if you are concerned about swing weight then look elsewhere... I'm pretty stoked to try a pair whenever they become available,
                          yet I wouldn't expect this ski to become a new major production model... more of a team ski I guess, it looks to be very well built, and I don't think it comes out of the same factory as the Soul/Sin/Sky series.
                          What do you mean why do I have duct tape on my skis!?! It improves edge hold, increases pop, adds durability, and most importantly, boosts horsepower by like 30%... what? your skis don't have horsepower?

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                          • Damian Sanders
                            Banned
                            • Feb 2006
                            • 6040

                            #14
                            Lot like my old volkl chopsticks in terms of beef, but narrower and camber underfoot.

                            I just wish rossi would get back to listening to the athletes and make a few more raceroom freeride skis. Not a fan of the gimmicky high tech honeycomb skis and such. They could easily compete with blizzard and nordica if they wanted to.
                            Last edited by Damian Sanders; 12-05-2016, 08:05 PM.

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                            • sicktird
                              ∆ HIT to RESET ∆
                              • Feb 2008
                              • 694

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Damian Sanders
                              I just wish rossi would get back to listening to the athletes and make a few more raceroom freeride skis.
                              Reminds me of the Rayvn/S6 with rocker and less taper in the tail. The blacked-out dimensions and secretive bullshit marketing is kinda lame too, probably so they can sell all 50 pair they made.

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